Slayer (SA)

Around the time that Tom Araya and friends were starting out,
another Slayer was also in the beginning stages -- this Slayer
hailed from Texas, and there was a bit of sniping in the metal
mags at the time about which band was "the real Slayer".
In the end this band never achieved the worldwide fame of the
other Slayer, but Go For The Throat, the group's 1984 offering,
is nonetheless a pretty
good album, a fine example of the speedy pre-thrash style that
was beginning to take hold in the mid-eighties.
Moreover, many of the members went on to other established bands,
most noteably Dave McClain (who's been with
Machine Head
for some time)
and Ron Jarzombek, later of the mighty
Watchtower
and now running his own show with
Spastic Ink
and solo efforts.